Spaghetti and macaroni machine



A rii 30,1935. q, GARZIA' 1,999,926

SPAGHETTI AND MACARONI MACHINE Filed Aug. 14, 1954 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1935 SPAGHETTI AND MACARONI MACHINE Joseph Garzia, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application August 14, 1934, Serial No. 739,824

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a spaghetti and macaroni machine and more especially to a bladeless spaghetti and macaroni making machine.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character, wherein through the use of a piston and a die plate, dough can be readily and conveniently formed into macaroni or spaghetti, the piston being operated through the medium of a feed screw which is han controlled.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character, wherein the die plate has provided therein, at the discharge openings, seats for accommodating. formers, these being adapted to operate upon dough delivered through the holes in the die plate for the creation of macaroni, the formers being of novel construction.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, readily portable, adaptable for home use, convenient for easy operation, strong, durable, readily and easily cleaned, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the features of construction,

' slight modification.

combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more'fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through a machine constructed in accordance.

with the invention. 7

Figure 2 is an end elevation.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through'a die plate for the machine, showing the mounting of a former therein.

Figure 4 is a face view thereof looking toward the inner face of the die plate.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the former.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a Figure '7 is an inner face view thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the machine comprises a cylindrical body I open at opposite ends and supported upon uprights or legs ll of any desirable construction. In one end of the body [0 is removably fitted a dieplate l2 in the form of a disk having the circularly arranged spaced holes l3, each at its inner end being outwardly tapered, as at M, and-within this tapered portion is provided an annular channel or groove forming a seat If: for a purpose presently described.

The disk I2 is held secure by a collar l6 telescoped over the body; l0 and in threaded engagea' head or cap I 8, it being held in place by a collar l9 alike to the collar l6 and similarly fastened inplace. .Threaded centrally through the cap I8 is a feed screw 20 having the reduced inner end 2l-for the fitting thereon of a piston or plunger 22 whichis slidably fitted in the body Ill and is swiveled upon the reduced end 2| through the mediumof the swivel pin or screw 23 fitting in a groove 24 inthe feed screw 20. The feed screw 20, at its outer end, carries a crank handle 25 for manual manipulation in the operation of the machine.

Removably engaged in the annular seat l in each hole I3 is a former for the creating of M macaroni of hollow kind and this former is made; from a single length of stiff wire bent on itself to provide a base coil or hoop 26 and in one end portion of thewire there is bent an inwardly and outwardly directed pin 2?, the outwardly directed portion being centered with respect to the hoop or coil 26, while the inwardly bent portion lies in the same plane with said hoop or coil, the hoop or coil 26 being inherently resilient, so that the same can be snappedinto the annular seat l5 for the mounting of the former in the opening i3, as is clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing.

In Figures 6 and '7 of the drawing there is shown a slight modification of former, wherein this former 28 is alike to the previously described former excepting that the outwardly directed pin 29 has a free ball end 38 and the said former 28 at its hoop or coil 3! is snapped into a seat 32 provided in the die plate 33, the seat 32 being concentric of an opening or hole 34 in said plate and this hole or opening having a straight wall.

In the use of the machine, dough is placed within the body it] ahead of the piston or follower 22 and on actuating the screw 29 the follower will press the dough mass through the holes or openings E3 in the die plate l2 and such dough in passing the formers will be operated upon to create hollow macaroni. on removal of the the annular seats and a pin extension centrally hollow in the macaroni formation.

What is claimed is: 1. In a machine of the kind described, a cylindrical body, a die plate fitting one end of the body and having openings provided with annular groove-like seats, and formers, each having a circular inherently resilient base portion fitting of the base portion.

2. In a machine of the kind described, a cylindrical body, a die plate fitting one end of the body and having openings provided with annular groove-like seats, formers, each having a circular inherently resilient base portion fitting the annular seats and a pin extension centrally of the base portion, a piston working within the cylindrical body, a manually operable feed screw m 

